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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug" [syn: optimum, optimal] n
1: most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural optima; also -mums) Etymology: Latin Date: 1879 1. the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end; especially the most favorable condition for the growth and reproduction of an organism 2. greatest degree attained or attainable under implied or specified conditions • optimum adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. (pl. optima or optimums) 1 a the most favourable conditions (for growth, reproduction, etc.). b the best or most favourable situation. 2 the best possible compromise between opposing tendencies. --adj. = OPTIMAL. Etymology: L, neut. (as n.) of optimus best

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

or optimal The optimum or optimal level or state of something is the best level or state that it could achieve. (FORMAL) Aim to do some physical activity three times a week for optimum health. ...regions in which optimal conditions for farming can be created. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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